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T. GCPALMER.

GAS HEATER.

APPLlCATlON FILED DEC.20,1915. 1,195,260. 1ment@dAug.22,1916.

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wimWv-l T. G. PALMER.

GAS HEATER.

APPLICATION mso DEC. 2o. |915.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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TRUMN Gr. PALMER, O CHICAGO, ILLINS,

GASHEATER.

Application filed December 20, 1915.

` tion, such es will enable others skilled in the ort to which itnppertsins to meile and use the same.

This :invention relates to ges heaters end has for its object to providean improved heater Whiclixmey either be supported upon a fiathorizontal/surface, such as a, door or aftable, or supported from averticsl sun fece, such as e Wall. For this purpose, the be@ of theheater may be used es s Well bracket 'Well a. pedestal for usc oniioors,` tables, etal, sind is so designed that when used .in eitherrelation, it supports the heater in an upright position. This isaccomplished by providing the base with .e threowey connection, one ofWhose ports is adapted to be connected with a gas conduit, the other twoparte being used to remo vobly support the heater in the two positionsof the bose, that is, when the base is used upon a horizontal surface,one of such parts of the three-Way connection is utilized to support theheater in an upright position, and when the bese is supported from avertical surface, the other of suoli parts ot the three- Wa-y connectionis utilized for supporting the heater in an u right position. The passage in that part of the tl'x1eewey connection not being utilized forsupporting the heater is closed to cause the gos to iow from the gosconduit through that vpart of tlm three/Way connection upon which theheater is supported,

The invention is iilustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :"v

Figure l isairont elevation of the improved heater and its illustratingthe manner of connecting the heater to the beso when the latter issupported upon n hori- Zontal surface; Fig. 2 is n side elevation,

partly in section, illustrating the manner of connecting the bester tothe base when the latter is Supported rfrom a vertical sui'- ace, suchas a Wall; Fig'a 3 is a side elevation', partly in section, of the besewith the heater removed illustrating the manner in which the base may besupported from the Wall; Fig. 4 is a bottoni plan view of theSpecification of Letters atcnt.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Serial No. 67,791.

base; and Fig. 5 is at detail 'perspective View of one forni of bracketwhich may be employed for supportingr the base from the Wall. i

The heater shown in the drawings is of the same general type thatdisclosed in my prior Patent, No'. 1,125,387, of January 19, 1915, andneed not be described in detail, es the specific construction of theheater is immaterial, so far es the present invention concerned. For thepresent purpose, it is sufficientto note that the heater; comprises eburner o; which bc of the usual Bunsen type, und e gallery F) associatedWith the burner. The gallery b supports s oylindrioal fornminoushestilig shell c co-aXially disposed in which is a ballie d. The Homefrom the burner heats the baille and the iforuminous shell and the lientthereof reflected into the compartment to be heat ed by Ineens of nreflector e.

The base ot the heater is. shown at l and when used either es a Wallbracket, as eX- enipliied in Fig. :2, or en ordinary edestsl, asexemplified inl Fie. l, is capaiile of supporting' the heater in anupright position. As above stated, this is accomplished by providing thebase with a three-Way connection. This connection is denoted generallyby the reference character 2 and may be connected with the base proper lin any suitable manner, such bylxneans of the bolt 3.v yThe three-weyconnection 2 comprises two parts Il and 5 which are radially endhorizontally disposed when the base l is supported in its horizontalposition shown in Fig. l, and e third part 6 which is verticallydisposed when the base is sppported in its horizontal position. The part5 serves as n means of connection for the gas conduit 7 which serves tosupply thegas to the interior of the three-wey connection. It will beunderstood that the three-Way connection has interior passages soconnected that the gas may be supplied from the'conduit 7 to either ofthe passages in the parts 4 and G of the three-Way connection.

best shown in Fig. 3, the part-s l and G of the three-wey connection areexternallythreudcd und each is adapted to receive the lower portion ofthe burner a. Vlien the base l. is supported in its horizontal position,the lower portion of the heater is screwed upon the part 6 of thethree-\vay connection und the part 4 is then closed by moons ot o cupUnder these conditions,

the gas will be supplied from the conduit 7 through the vertical branch6 of the threeway connection to the heater and the heater will besupported in an upright position, as shown in Fig. 1. The escape of gasto the atmosphere through the horizontally-extending portion 4 of thethree-Way connection is prevented by the closure cap 8.`

As above stated, the base is adapted to be supported from a verticalsurface and to render this possible, the under portion of the base isrecessed diainetrically, as shown at 9, to accommodate a sheet-metalclip 10. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, this clip is retained in the recessby means of the bolt 3, and has an extremital portion which is bent backupon itself, as denoted at 11. This bent-back portion is adapted to bereceived by a bracket secured to the Wall. Such a bracket is shown inFig. 5 at 12 and may be provided with a plurality of holes 13 by meansof which the bracket may be secured to the Wall by means of the nails orscrews 14 (Fig. 3).

As shown in Fig. 5, the bracket 12 is provided with two struck-upportions 15 to form a socket for receiving the eXtremital portion 11 ofthe clip 10. When the bracket 12 is secured to the Wall and theextremital portion 11 of the clip 10 is made to engage in the socketformed by the struck-up portions 15, it is obvious that the base 1 willbe supported from the Wall in the mannerV illustrated in Fig. 3. Ifdesired, the bracket 12 may be provided With a projection 16 embossedthereon and the extremital portion of the clip 10 may be provided withan opening 17 in which the projection 16 may engage when the parts arein the position shown in Fig. 3. the parts will'cause the opening 17 tosnap over the projection 16 to yieldingly retain the parts in theposition shown in Fig. 3, and also yieldingly retain the bracket 12 onthe extremity of the clip 10 when the heater is iirst supplied to theuser and-before the bracket 12 is secured in place.

When it is desired to support the heater upon the wall, the heaterproper is disconnected from the part 6, if it happens to be connectedtherewith, and is connected with the part 4 of the three-way connection,the part 6 then being closed by means oi the closure cap 8. The positionof the gas supply conduit 7 is not changed, as it will serve to supply,when connected with the part 5, either the part 4 or the part 6 of thethree- Way connection. The base is then attached 'to the wall, asindicated in Fig. 3. If circumstances will permit, it is obvious thatthe hase may first be applied to the Wall before the heater is connectedto the part 4.

From the foregoing, it will b seen that when tl"` base is supported upona horizontal surface, the heater is connected to the The inherentresiliency of vertical portion 6 of the three-way connection, and thehorizontal portion 4 of such connection is temporarily closed. If itthen be desired to support the base from the Wall, the heater is removedfrom the vertical portion 6 of the three-way connection and the closurecap 8 is transferred from' the part 4 to the part 6. The heater may thenbe connected with such part 4 of the three-Way connection, and when thebase is applied to the wall, the heater will be supported in an uprightposition and the gas will be supplied thereto from the conduit 7. Itwill, therefore, be seen that the part 4 of the three-way connectionserves as a. vertically projecting part to which the heater may beconnected when the base is supported from a wall, and the part 6 of thethree-way connection serves as a vertically projecting part to which theheater may be connected when the base is supported in a horizontalposition. The unchanged gas supply conduit 7 serves to supply gas to theheater through either of these parts depending upon which one issupporting the heater and which one temporarily closed by the closurecap 8.

It will now be noted that the above construction involves a very simpleand eiiective means for rendering it possible to support the heater upona. horizontal surface or a vertical surface, and that such means may besubstantially constructed and does not involve the use of hinged jointswhich, of course, are objectionable in a gas heater of the present type.

Obviously numerous changes may be made in the details of constructionwithout departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, as definedinthe accompanying claims.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a gas heater, of a base providedwith a three-Way connection, one part of which serves as a means ofconnection for a gas supply conduit and either of the other two partsserving as a means of connection for the heater, one of said two partsbeing adapted to removably support the heater in an upright positionwhen the base is horizontally disposed and the other of said two partsbeing adapted to removably support the heater in an upright positionwhen the base is vertically disposed.

2. The combination with a gas heater, of a base provided with athree-way connection having interior gas passages, one part of saidthree-Way connection being adapted Ito be connected with a gas supplyconduit and either of the other two parts serving as a means ofconnection for the heater, one of said two parts being adapted toremovably support the heater in an upright position when the base ishorizontally'disposed and the other of said two parts being adapted toremovably support the heater in an upright loo position when the base isvertically disposed,

and means for closing the passage in that part of the three-Wayconnection not being utilized for supporting the heater.

3. The combination with a gas heater, ol a base provided With athree-way connection having two parts that project horizontally and athird part that projects vertieally when the base is horizontallydisposed, one of such horizontally projecting parts Serv ing as a meansof connection for a gas supply confluit and the remaining horizontallyprojecting part and the vertically projecting part serving as separatemeans of oonnection for the heater when the hase is vertically disposedand horizontally disposed respectively.

4. They combination with :i gas hvater, of a base adapted to liesupported napoli a horizontal surface, moans iviieaf'iliy tlic linee maylie sllllpolteil from a, vertical @urlare a multi part connectionassociated with the base, one part of which is dcliignccl to :'cmovahlySupport the licnter in an upright 'lmsiion when the lmsc in horizonaillydispose-l and :mother part ol villini! is i'lcsignml lo removalilvmppoi't ilic imiter in :in upright posi iion when the 'Masc issww'iically eiie'gioecii.y nml mmm aesol'iatml willi :11ml connection forsmppiying' nos to the lxiagci in citiici' poet tion of time lmao.

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